Cuscuta babylonica
Also known as: Cuscuta peduncularis Kotschy ex Choisy +1 more
- Cuscuta peduncularis Kotschy ex Choisy
- Cuscuta viticis Hand.-Mazz.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a holoparasitic annual.
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Cuscuta babylonica is a parasitic plant belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Cuscuta, which contains over 200 distinct species. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Middle Asia, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Tadzhikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
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